North Jetty at Eureka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.77° N 124.24° W

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's North Jetty at Eureka sea temperature is

11.6°C

North Jetty at Eureka surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at North Jetty at Eureka today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for North Jetty at Eureka at 7AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	18s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Evening (12 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	16s

Table - waves today at North Jetty at Eureka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	2	1	2	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1320	1081	1231	1454	1164	881	1054	1169	1169	924	722	712	862	874	874	752	643	634	553	553	553	545	472	472
Wind (km/h)	NE	E	E	NNW	N	N	N	ENE	SSE	ESE	ENE	NNW	N	N	NE	SE	SE	ESE	NE	NNW	NNW	N	E	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	1:40AM1.56m				1:01PM2.00m					2:27AM1.48m			1:29PM1.94m					3:15AM1.39m			1:58PM1.87m
Low Tide			7:14AM0.67m					8:08PM-0.10m			7:47AM0.82m					8:47PM-0.08m				8:21AM0.94m				9:29PM-0.01m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	8	8	11	12	12	12	11	10	9	10	13	13	12	11	11	11	12	12	14	14	14	13	14
Feels °C	7	5	4	7	8	8	9	10	8	6	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NNW 6
kJ	907	945	634	456	1164	881	1054	423	294	211	722	712	862	874	874	752	643	634	553	553	553	545	472	106
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	NW 7	NW 6	NW 6	SSW 15	NW 5	SSW 17	SSW 16	NNW 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 13
kJ	330	1081	1231	1454	322	318	314	1169	1169	924	158	104	75	272	42	608	532	70	525	441	525	525	519	472
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 21	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	NW 5	NNW 6	SSW 16	NNW 6	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 6	SSW 15
kJ	90	330	330	326	298	432	336	306	291	283	360	448	272	360	352	35	70	525	51	37	28	30	57	487
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	—	—	—	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1320	—	—	—	346	371	406	—	—	—	—	—	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	167	17	17	0	0	52	251	84	72	0	0	0	0	27	111	85	2	0	0	0	0	109	347	84
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Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3		4	4	4	4	4	4			3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	6	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	4	7	4	4	4	9	4	5	4

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